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Supreme Court Recommends Elevation Of Judges To High Court, Rejects Objection

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

Rejecting the government's objection to the elevation of four advocates, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended their names for appointment as judges of the Karnataka High Court.

On Gujarat Judge's Elevation, Top Court Collegium Changes Recommendation

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday September 21, 2019

Justice Akil Kureshi will not be appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court Collegium on Friday weeks after the centre expressed reservation over the top court's recommendation. The panel has now recommended his transfer to the Tripura High Court as the Chief Justice.

Amid Judge's Transfer Row, Top Court Says Decisions Have "Cogent Reasons"

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 12, 2019

The recommendations for transfer of Chief Justices and Judges of various High Courts are based on "cogent reasons", the Supreme Court said today amid a row over the shifting of a judge from the Madras High Court, Justice VK Tahilramani, to the Meghalaya High Court.

Madras High Court Chief Justice Sends Resignation Papers To President

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday September 8, 2019

Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani has sent her resignation papers to President Ram Nath Kovind, three days after the Supreme Court collegium rejected her request to reconsider her transfer to the Meghalaya High Court. At a dinner with Madras High Court judges, Justice Tahilramani informed her colleagues that she is resigning.

Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani Set To Quit Over Transfer

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday September 6, 2019

Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani has decided to resign, two days after the Supreme Court Collegium rejected her request to reconsider her transfer to the Meghalaya High Court.

Recommendation To Elevate 4 Judges To Top Court Reaches PMO: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 6, 2019

The Law Ministry is learnt to have forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium to elevate four high court chief justices as judges of the top court, sources in the government said on Thursday.

Elevation Of Gujarat High Court Judge Rejected By Centre, Say Sources

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 29, 2019

A recommendation for the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Gujarat High Court as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court had been returned by the government, sources said. The Supreme Court Collegium has been asked to reconsider the recommendation.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 20 Names For Appointment As Judges Of High Courts

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre names of 20 advocates for their appointment as judges of the high courts of Calcutta, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Centre Asks Top Court Collegium To Rethink Pick To Head Andhra High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 21, 2019

The government is learnt to have asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate a judge of the Allahabad High Court as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Mamata Banerjee Proposes A New Method To Appoint Election Commissioners

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday demanded a collegium be set up on the lines of Supreme Court to appoint election commissioners.

Top Court Gets 4 New Judges As Collegium Overrules Centre's Objections

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Four new judges are likely to be sworn in as Supreme Court justices soon, taking the total to the court's full strength of 31 for the first time in five years. Justices Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Surya Kant have been elevated to the top court.

Justice DN Patel's Name Recommended For Delhi High Court Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice DN Patel of the Jharkhand High Court as the next Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Top Court Panel Rejects Centre's Objection On 2 Judges, Recommends 2 More

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 9, 2019

The Supreme Court today rejected the government's objections to the elevation of two judges to the top court, stressing that merit should be considered above seniority. The Supreme Court collegium, or panel of five senior most judges, reiterated its April 12 decision to recommend Justices Aniruddha Bose and AS Bopanna for the top court.

Centre Asks Top Court Collegium To Rethink Elevation Of 2 Judges: Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A recommendation to elevate two judges to the Supreme Court by the top court's collegium has run into trouble, with the Centre insisting on a re-think. The collegium's letter of recommendation has been returned by the centre, which has cited concerns over seniority, sources said. The judges are Justice Aniruddha Bose of Jharkhand High Court and Jus...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 2 Judges For Elevation To Top Court

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday April 12, 2019

The Supreme Court Collegium on Friday recommended Justice Aniruddha Bose of the Jharkhand High Court and Justice AS Bopanna of the Gauhati High Court for elevation to the Supreme Court.